Abstract
This review concerns copper-containing oxidases--laccases. Principal biochemical and electrochemical properties of laccases isolated from different sources are described, as well as their structure and mechanism of catalysis. Possible applications of laccases in different fields of biotechnology are discussed.
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Bacillus subtilis / metabolism
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Binding Sites
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Biochemistry / methods*
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Biotechnology / methods
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Catalysis
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Copper / chemistry*
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Electrochemistry / methods*
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Fungal Proteins / chemistry
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Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
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Laccase / chemistry*
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Molecular Conformation
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Oxidoreductases / chemistry*
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Oxygen / chemistry
Substances
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Fungal Proteins
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Copper
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Oxidoreductases
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Laccase
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Oxygen